New mead maker...is it done fermenting??

Gerrtings! I made my first mead just under one month ago. I made two single gallon batches, one "dry" the other sweeter and spiced. My concern is how quickly they are progressing, especially batch 1. Sadly, I did not have a hydrometer, so there are no OG readings, nor pH.

Recipe 1:
2lb honey
Water to make 1 gallon
2.5 g D47 yeast, activated according to manufacturers directions
1/2 tsp yeast nutrient
1/2 tsp yeast energizer

Water and honey heated to ~140F for 20 min. Cooled to under 80F, approx 77F, pitched yeast nutrient and energizer, shook like I was a boss, added activated yeast. Topped with airlock, put away in a bedroom closet, cool and dark, approx 62-75F depending on time of day.
Two weeks later, bubbles were approx every 30 seconds. Racked.
One week later, more lees/sediment at bottom, but cleared significantly. Racked. Why? Probably because I'm like a kid with a new toy. Bubbles now at one every 2 minutes, corrected (for temp) SG approx 1.032. Is something wrong? Is it already done? Does it need a boost? It has an alcohol sharpness, not sweet, but not bitter. I get the "dry" sense. Also has excessive headspace now, as it went from a gallon jug to a 4L jug, plus 2 rackings...thinking of losing some marbles in it.

Recipe 2:
3lb honey
Water to make 1 gal
2.5 g D47 yeast, activated according to manufacturers directions
1/2 tsp yeast nutrient
1/2 tsp yeast energizer
1/2 orange, sliced
1 tsp cardamom seeds

Same process for making mead, added orange and cardamom after yeast.
Racked @ 2 weeks.
Today (3weeks) bubbles every 35 sec, SG 1.042. Taste is sweeter than #1.

Thoughts, advice, anything, please!

Ok, to answer questions first..
Fermentation was roughly 62F @ night, 75F/day. This is in a bedroom wardrobe, coolest place in the house. Other option is 75 all day.
No OG reading, as I was ignorant of that concept at the time
Got pH strips, they appear to put the pH at roughly 3.4 (above 3.2, below 3.6) for batch 1, batch 2 looks more about 3.6
SG for #1 is now 1.01, #2 is 1.02.

Yesterday, Day 22, I added BrewCraft Nutrient and Energizer, 1/2 tsp each, dissolved in water, to each batch. No idea if that was right, wrong, or indifferent, haha.

And aeration? Degassing? My mead is blissfully ignorant of these tactics. We had no idea...should we be agitating each other, too? Sigh....

I'll do that tonight, thanks. Though a tad frustrated, yes, I thought I had done a fair amount of research, apparently the style of mead making I saw was a bit more simplistic than found here.
Back to the books and learning I go...I'll be looking to make another batch in a month or two. My hopes were that one of the two I made would be ready for Christmas...though I realize it would be early even at that, as many age for a year or more.

Is cold crash done in a refrigerator? How cold, and how long is necessary?

ok, so does the airlock stay on until the bottling and what is acceptable headspace until then?

Thank you again for all the help!

Ahh! I found the NewBee Guide and a newbie thread that had great info. Y'all rock.

I wanted to post a couple of links that gave me a great deal of info, and may help others.

The NewBee Guide:
http://www.gotmead.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1299&d=1395107076

This one had great info on dealing with "fusels" - the hot, burning tastes that we age out of the mead.
http://www.gotmead.com/forum/showthread.php/23720-Newbie-questions?

After reading, I think my first fail (one of them at least, lol) was lack of aeration. Though I shook my jugs, I did not by any means shake them for 5 minutes. Nor did I degass or aerate after day 1. I popped my airlocks on and basically did not touch them for 14 days. Then, in my all-fired haste, I racked off my lees, taking away most of my lovely yeasties. So, between those two, I think that's where I really stalled my fermentation. And yes, low on honey in batch #1.

So, a (not) final question: My SG is fast approaching 1.00. My fermentation process was short, but the D47 has alcohol tolerance of 12-14%. What do you think is going on with my alcohol content? Did it achieve that target? Or will it be low?